DE1541491C3 - Piezoelektrischer Keramikresonator - Google Patents
Piezoelektrischer KeramikresonatorInfo
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- DE1541491C3 DE1541491C3 DE1541491A DE1541491A DE1541491C3 DE 1541491 C3 DE1541491 C3 DE 1541491C3 DE 1541491 A DE1541491 A DE 1541491A DE 1541491 A DE1541491 A DE 1541491A DE 1541491 C3 DE1541491 C3 DE 1541491C3
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- Prior art keywords
- piezoelectric ceramic
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- rubber
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP6622065 | 1965-10-26 | ||
US5878170A | 1970-07-28 | 1970-07-28 | |
US05/288,977 US4041335A (en) | 1965-10-26 | 1972-09-14 | Piezoelectric ceramic resonator with vibration damping means |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE1541491A1 DE1541491A1 (de) | 1970-01-08 |
DE1541491B2 DE1541491B2 (de) | 1973-03-22 |
DE1541491C3 true DE1541491C3 (de) | 1973-10-11 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE1541491A Expired DE1541491C3 (de) | 1965-10-26 | 1966-10-25 | Piezoelektrischer Keramikresonator |
Country Status (5)
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US (1) | US4041335A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
DE (1) | DE1541491C3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
FR (1) | FR1515962A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
GB (1) | GB1135414A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
NL (1) | NL6614730A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Families Citing this family (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3805348A (en) * | 1971-08-10 | 1974-04-23 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Method of making an encapsulated piezoelectric ceramic resonator device |
DE3137745A1 (de) | 1981-09-23 | 1983-04-07 | Egon 5000 Köln Gelhard | Sensor fuer die durchfuehrung der distanzmessung nach dem ultraschalll-echoprinzip |
DE3523753A1 (de) * | 1985-07-03 | 1987-01-15 | Philips Patentverwaltung | Abgleichfreier tiefpass fuer video-recorder |
JPH02312310A (ja) * | 1989-05-27 | 1990-12-27 | Murata Mfg Co Ltd | 圧電部品及びその製造方法 |
GB2307050B (en) * | 1995-11-04 | 1999-12-22 | Motorola Ltd | Method and apparatus for measuring antenna performance |
DE19626293A1 (de) * | 1996-07-01 | 1998-01-08 | Teves Gmbh Alfred | Ultraschallwandler mit Kontaktglied |
JP3226893B2 (ja) * | 1999-03-23 | 2001-11-05 | 日本ケーブル・システム株式会社 | 防音有歯ケーブル |
US7164222B2 (en) * | 2003-06-26 | 2007-01-16 | Intel Corporation | Film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) with high thermal conductivity |
EP2237338A1 (de) | 2009-04-03 | 2010-10-06 | Leica Geosystems AG | Piezo-Antrieb |
US20120058362A1 (en) * | 2010-09-08 | 2012-03-08 | Infineon Technologies Ag | Method for depositing metal on a substrate; metal structure and method for plating a metal on a substrate |
Family Cites Families (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB414764A (en) * | 1933-02-13 | 1934-08-13 | Marcel Charles Tournier | Improvements in mechanical frequency standards such as piezoelectric crystals |
GB1104383A (en) * | 1964-05-30 | 1968-02-28 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Piezoelectric ceramic resonator devices |
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1966
- 1966-10-19 NL NL6614730A patent/NL6614730A/xx unknown
- 1966-10-25 FR FR81520A patent/FR1515962A/fr not_active Expired
- 1966-10-25 DE DE1541491A patent/DE1541491C3/de not_active Expired
- 1966-10-26 GB GB48069/66A patent/GB1135414A/en not_active Expired
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1972
- 1972-09-14 US US05/288,977 patent/US4041335A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE1541491B2 (de) | 1973-03-22 |
US4041335A (en) | 1977-08-09 |
NL6614730A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1967-04-27 |
DE1541491A1 (de) | 1970-01-08 |
GB1135414A (en) | 1968-12-04 |
FR1515962A (fr) | 1968-03-08 |
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Legal Events
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C3 | Grant after two publication steps (3rd publication) | ||
E77 | Valid patent as to the heymanns-index 1977 | ||
EF | Willingness to grant licences | ||
8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |